There were 307 entries in the Club's Annual Exhibition this year from 16 entrants. Well done to all those who entered and thank you to everyone who contributed their time in organising the Annual Exhibition.
Scores out of 10 were awarded for each image from 3 judges; Andy Smylie, Chris Cater and John Seidel; giving a combined score out of 30 for each image. Merit certificates were awarded for scores of 27 or above and highly commended certificates for scores of 24 or above.
The award winning images from the Annual Competition can be viewed below:
Congratulations to the following award winners of the Adelaide Camera Club's Annual Exhibition in 2012:
Champion Print:
"Newspaper Mama" by Scott Carr
Champion Digital Image:
"Tough as Nails" by Scott Carr
Top Classic Portrait:
"Pensive" by Terry Gooley
Top Mono Open Print:
"Hart's Mill" by Jan Pudney
Top Mono Portrait Print:
"Pete" by Ross Lamb
Top Colour Open Print:
"The Stare" by Terry Gooley
Top Colour Portrait Print:
"Catherine" by John Hodgson
Top Digital Open Image:
"Singapore Hotel" by John Hodgson
Top Digital Portrait:
"Tough as Nails" by Scott Carr
Top Nature Image:
"African Fish Eagle With Fish" by John Hodgson
Top Landscape Image:
"Sesriem Dunes" by Scott Carr
Top Experimental Image:
"Newspaper Mama" by Scott Carr
Top Travel Image:
"Kalahari Tribeswoman and Child" by John Hodgson
Top B Grade Open Image:
"Red Dress" by Chris Woods
President's Trophy:
"Tough as Nails" by Scott Carr
Encouragement Award:
"Rocks By Night" by Jim Deer
Aggregate awards are also presented at the Annual Exhibition, which are based on the accumulated scores throughout the year's monthly competitions in each of the 3 categories. A maximum of 270 points was attainable if one were to enter every competition (of which there were 9), in both open and set subjects, for that category throughout the year. This year the recipients of the Aggregate Awards were as follows:
- A Grade Colour Prints : John Hodgson with a score of 234
- A Grade Mono Prints : Scott Carr with a score of 234
- A Grade Digital : Barb Leopold with a score of 215
- B Grade Colour Prints : Chris Woods & Amelia McLeod with a score of 102
- B Grade Mono Prints : Ross Lamb with a score of 126
- B Grade Digital : Julie Deer with a score of 169
2012 Annual Exhibition Award Winners
We also have four B graders promoted to A grade for next year; Ross Lamb, Chris Woods, Ross Pollock & Michelle Crick. Congratulations!